Anti-Cache Kit
by Fernando Tellado · Performance
Also makes 22 other plugins · 31K+ installs across the portfolio →
Flushes and deactivates cache and optimization plugins, enables debug mode, and provides maintenance mode for WordPress development.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈18 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache” and “debug” for “wpo” and “cache busting”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpo” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cache busting” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 8 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 64 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpo | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| cache busting | #23 | #14 | up 1 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| development your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maintenance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| troubleshooting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache” and “debug” for “wpo” and “cache busting”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpo” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cache busting” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Sep 2025 · 420 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 335 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.2.2 · 28 Aug 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 7 Sep 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Alvaro Torres10mo ago
An essential tool
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Héctor Tellado10mo ago
When cache plugins gives problems or cache feels like it is doing weird things it works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Luis Rull1.1y ago
Casi obligatorio cuando estás arreglando algo en un proyecto de manera puntual… Estoy convencido de que será muy útil para tareas más complejas o largas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tommaso G. Scibilia1.1y ago
Very good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Flushes and deactivates cache and optimization plugins, enables debug mode, and provides maintenance mode f..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare, YouTube, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,153 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 10+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 10+ → 30+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 20+ → 10+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Safe Mode 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - M Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Secure Maintenance 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C - W What Template 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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